fix: add accessible names to interactive controls across 21 views

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [1.20.19] - 2026-06-12
+## [1.20.20] - 2026-06-12
+
+### Fixed
+- **Much better screen-reader support across the app.** Many buttons, toggles, drop-downs, search/filter boxes, data grids, and per-row actions had no accessible name, so screen readers announced them generically (or not at all). Added clear, specific accessible names to interactive controls across 21 tabs — including destructive actions (Delete, Shred, Clear History), per-row buttons (now named after the item they act on), and unlabeled inputs. No visual change.
 
 ### Fixed
 - **Activity history can no longer be corrupted by concurrent updates.** The recent-actions log saved its data outside the lock that protects it, so two actions logged at the same time could clash and produce a "collection modified" error or a truncated file. It now writes a consistent snapshot taken under the lock.

SysManager/SysManager/SysManager.csproj

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
     <RootNamespace>SysManager</RootNamespace>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <NoWarn>NU1603;NU1701</NoWarn>
-    <Version>1.20.19</Version>
-    <FileVersion>1.20.19.0</FileVersion>
-    <AssemblyVersion>1.20.19.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <Version>1.20.20</Version>
+    <FileVersion>1.20.20.0</FileVersion>
+    <AssemblyVersion>1.20.20.0</AssemblyVersion>
     <Product>SysManager</Product>
     <Description>SysManager — Windows system monitoring toolkit by laurentiu021. Network, updates, health, logs, safe deep cleanup.</Description>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/laurentiu021/SystemManager</PackageProjectUrl>

SysManager/SysManager/Views/AppAlertsView.xaml

@@ -28,14 +28,19 @@
             <DockPanel>
                 <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" DockPanel.Dock="Left">
                     <Button Content="Start Monitoring" Command="{Binding StartMonitoringCommand}"
+                            AutomationProperties.Name="Start monitoring app installations"
                             Style="{StaticResource PrimaryButton}" Padding="14,8" Margin="0,0,8,0"/>
                     <Button Content="Stop" Command="{Binding StopMonitoringCommand}"
+                            AutomationProperties.Name="Stop monitoring"
                             Style="{StaticResource SecondaryButton}" Padding="12,8" Margin="0,0,8,0"/>
                     <Button Content="Show Installed" Command="{Binding RefreshInstalledAppsCommand}"
+                            AutomationProperties.Name="Show installed apps"
                             Style="{StaticResource SecondaryButton}" Padding="12,8" Margin="0,0,8,0"/>
                     <Button Content="Acknowledge All" Command="{Binding AcknowledgeAllCommand}"
+                            AutomationProperties.Name="Acknowledge all alerts"
                             Style="{StaticResource SecondaryButton}" Padding="12,8" Margin="0,0,8,0"/>
                     <Button Content="Clear History" Command="{Binding ClearHistoryCommand}"
+                            AutomationProperties.Name="Clear alert history"
                             Style="{StaticResource DangerButton}" Padding="12,8"/>
                 </StackPanel>
                 <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Right"

SysManager/SysManager/Views/AppBlockerView.xaml

@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
                   VirtualizingPanel.IsVirtualizing="True"
                   VirtualizingPanel.VirtualizationMode="Recycling">
             <DataGrid.Columns>
-                <DataGridCheckBoxColumn Binding="{Binding IsSelected, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" Width="40" MinWidth="40" CanUserResize="False" />
+                <DataGridCheckBoxColumn Binding="{Binding IsSelected, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" Width="40" MinWidth="40" CanUserResize="False"
+                                        AutomationProperties.Name="Select application" />
                 <DataGridTextColumn Header="Executable" Binding="{Binding ExecutableName}" Width="*" MinWidth="120" IsReadOnly="True" />
             </DataGrid.Columns>
         </DataGrid>

SysManager/SysManager/Views/AppUpdatesView.xaml

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
                 Visibility="{Binding IsElevated, Converter={StaticResource FlexVis}, ConverterParameter=Inverse}">
             <DockPanel>
                 <Button Content="Run as administrator" Command="{Binding RelaunchAsAdminCommand}"
+                        AutomationProperties.Name="Relaunch as administrator"
                         Style="{StaticResource AdminButton}" DockPanel.Dock="Right" Padding="14,8"/>
                 <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" VerticalAlignment="Center">
                     <TextBlock Text="&#xE83D;" FontFamily="Segoe Fluent Icons,Segoe MDL2 Assets"
@@ -53,10 +54,10 @@
 
         <Border Grid.Row="2" Style="{StaticResource Card}" Margin="28,16,28,0">
             <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
-                <Button Content="Scan for updates" Command="{Binding ScanCommand}" Style="{StaticResource PrimaryButton}"/>
-                <Button Content="Upgrade selected" Command="{Binding UpgradeSelectedCommand}" Style="{StaticResource SecondaryButton}" Margin="8,0,0,0"/>
-                <Button Content="Cancel" Command="{Binding CancelCommand}" Style="{StaticResource GhostButton}" Margin="6,0,0,0"/>
-                <CheckBox Content="Select all" IsChecked="{Binding SelectAll}" Margin="16,0,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+                <Button Content="Scan for updates" Command="{Binding ScanCommand}" AutomationProperties.Name="Scan for updates" Style="{StaticResource PrimaryButton}"/>
+                <Button Content="Upgrade selected" Command="{Binding UpgradeSelectedCommand}" AutomationProperties.Name="Upgrade selected packages" Style="{StaticResource SecondaryButton}" Margin="8,0,0,0"/>
+                <Button Content="Cancel" Command="{Binding CancelCommand}" AutomationProperties.Name="Cancel update operation" Style="{StaticResource GhostButton}" Margin="6,0,0,0"/>
+                <CheckBox Content="Select all" IsChecked="{Binding SelectAll}" AutomationProperties.Name="Select all packages" Margin="16,0,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
             </StackPanel>
         </Border>
 
@@ -75,12 +76,14 @@
                             <Style TargetType="CheckBox">
                                 <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Center"/>
                                 <Setter Property="Margin" Value="4,0"/>
+                                <Setter Property="AutomationProperties.Name" Value="{Binding Name, StringFormat='Select {0}'}"/>
                             </Style>
                         </DataGridCheckBoxColumn.ElementStyle>
                         <DataGridCheckBoxColumn.EditingElementStyle>
                             <Style TargetType="CheckBox">
                                 <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Center"/>
                                 <Setter Property="Margin" Value="4,0"/>
+                                <Setter Property="AutomationProperties.Name" Value="{Binding Name, StringFormat='Select {0}'}"/>
                             </Style>
                         </DataGridCheckBoxColumn.EditingElementStyle>
                     </DataGridCheckBoxColumn>

SysManager/SysManager/Views/BulkInstallerView.xaml

@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
                                             Command="{Binding DataContext.AddToInstallListCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ItemsControl}}"
                                             CommandParameter="{Binding}"
                                             Style="{StaticResource GhostButton}"
+                                            AutomationProperties.Name="{Binding Name, StringFormat='Add {0} to install list'}"
                                             Padding="10,4" FontSize="11"/>
                                 </Grid>
                             </Border>
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@
                                     <!-- Checkbox -->
                                     <CheckBox Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                               IsChecked="{Binding IsSelected, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
+                                              AutomationProperties.Name="{Binding Name, StringFormat='Select {0}'}"
                                               Margin="0,0,12,0"/>
 
                                     <!-- App icon (real favicon or category glyph fallback) -->

SysManager/SysManager/Views/ContextMenuView.xaml

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
                 Visibility="{Binding IsElevated, Converter={StaticResource FlexVis}, ConverterParameter=Inverse}">
             <DockPanel>
                 <Button Content="Run as administrator" Command="{Binding RelaunchAsAdminCommand}"
+                        AutomationProperties.Name="Run as administrator"
                         Style="{StaticResource AdminButton}" DockPanel.Dock="Right" Padding="14,8"/>
                 <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" VerticalAlignment="Center">
                     <TextBlock Text="&#xE83D;" FontFamily="Segoe Fluent Icons,Segoe MDL2 Assets"
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
                 <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                     <!-- Win10 button with hover preview -->
                     <Button Content="Win10 Default" Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                            AutomationProperties.Name="Apply Win10 Default menu style"
                             Command="{Binding ApplyPresetCommand}" CommandParameter="win10"
                             Style="{StaticResource SecondaryButton}" Padding="12,8" FontSize="12">
                         <Button.ToolTip>
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@
                     </Button>
                     <!-- Win11 button with hover preview -->
                     <Button Content="Win11 Default" Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                            AutomationProperties.Name="Apply Win11 Default menu style"
                             Command="{Binding ApplyPresetCommand}" CommandParameter="win11"
                             Style="{StaticResource SecondaryButton}" Padding="12,8" FontSize="12">
                         <Button.ToolTip>
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@
                     </Button>
                     <!-- Custom indicator -->
                     <Button Content="Custom" Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                            AutomationProperties.Name="Apply Custom menu style"
                             Command="{Binding ApplyPresetCommand}" CommandParameter="custom"
                             Style="{StaticResource SecondaryButton}" Padding="12,8" FontSize="12"
                             ToolTip="Active menu style + your manual entry toggles from the list below. Toggle any entry to switch to Custom mode."/>
@@ -137,9 +141,11 @@
                 <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" DockPanel.Dock="Left">
                     <ComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding LocationFilters}"
                               SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedLocation}"
+                              AutomationProperties.Name="Filter by location"
                               Width="160" Margin="0,0,8,0"
                               VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
                     <TextBox Text="{Binding FilterText, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
+                             AutomationProperties.Name="Search entries"
                              Width="200" Margin="0,0,8,0"
                              VerticalAlignment="Center">
                         <TextBox.Style>
@@ -153,9 +159,11 @@
                         </TextBox.Style>
                     </TextBox>
                     <Button Content="Refresh" Command="{Binding RefreshCommand}"
+                            AutomationProperties.Name="Refresh entries"
                             Style="{StaticResource SecondaryButton}" Margin="0,0,8,0"/>
                     <CheckBox Content="Show system entries"
                               IsChecked="{Binding ShowSystemEntries}"
+                              AutomationProperties.Name="Show system entries"
                               VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="8,0,0,0"/>
                 </StackPanel>
                 <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
@@ -187,6 +195,7 @@
                                               IsChecked="{Binding IsEnabled, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
                                               Command="{Binding DataContext.ToggleEntryCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=UserControl}}"
                                               CommandParameter="{Binding}"
+                                              AutomationProperties.Name="{Binding Name, StringFormat='Toggle {0}'}"
                                               VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
                             </DataTemplate>
                         </DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>

SysManager/SysManager/Views/DeepCleanupView.xaml

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                                                 <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                                                 <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
                                             </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                                            <CheckBox Grid.Column="0" IsChecked="{Binding IsSelected, Mode=TwoWay}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,12,0"/>
+                                            <CheckBox Grid.Column="0" AutomationProperties.Name="{Binding Name, StringFormat='Select {0} for cleanup'}" IsChecked="{Binding IsSelected, Mode=TwoWay}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,12,0"/>
                                             <StackPanel Grid.Column="1">
                                                 <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                                                     <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" FontWeight="SemiBold" FontSize="14" Foreground="{DynamicResource TextPrimary}"/>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                                     <Button Content="Clean selected" Command="{Binding CleanCommand}"
                                             Style="{StaticResource PrimaryButton}"
                                             IsEnabled="{Binding IsCleaning, Converter={StaticResource BoolInvert}}"/>
-                                    <Button Content="Cancel" Command="{Binding CancelCommand}" Style="{StaticResource GhostButton}" Margin="8,0,0,0"/>
+                                    <Button Content="Cancel" AutomationProperties.Name="Cancel cleanup" Command="{Binding CancelCommand}" Style="{StaticResource GhostButton}" Margin="8,0,0,0"/>
                                 </StackPanel>
                             </Grid>
                         </Border>
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@
                                 <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
                             </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                             <TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Text="Location:" Foreground="{DynamicResource TextSecondary}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,8,0"/>
-                            <ComboBox Grid.Column="1" ItemsSource="{Binding ScanLocations}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedLocation, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                            <ComboBox Grid.Column="1" AutomationProperties.Name="Scan location" ItemsSource="{Binding ScanLocations}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedLocation, Mode=TwoWay}"
                                       DisplayMemberPath="Label" MaxWidth="380" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
                             <TextBlock Grid.Column="2" Text="Min size (MB):" Foreground="{DynamicResource TextSecondary}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="16,0,8,0"/>
-                            <TextBox Grid.Column="3" Text="{Binding MinSizeMB, Mode=TwoWay}" Width="80"/>
+                            <TextBox Grid.Column="3" AutomationProperties.Name="Minimum file size in megabytes" Text="{Binding MinSizeMB, Mode=TwoWay}" Width="80"/>
                             <TextBlock Grid.Column="4" Text="Top:" Foreground="{DynamicResource TextSecondary}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="16,0,8,0"/>
-                            <TextBox Grid.Column="5" Text="{Binding TopCount, Mode=TwoWay}" Width="60"/>
+                            <TextBox Grid.Column="5" AutomationProperties.Name="Number of top results to show" Text="{Binding TopCount, Mode=TwoWay}" Width="60"/>
                         </Grid>
 
                         <TextBlock Text="{Binding LargeScanStatus}" Style="{StaticResource Subtle}" Margin="0,0,0,8"
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
                                 <TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Text="{Binding LargeFilesScanned, StringFormat={}{0:N0} files}" Foreground="{DynamicResource TextPrimary}" FontWeight="SemiBold" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
                                 <TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Text="  ·  " Foreground="{DynamicResource TextMuted}" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
                                 <TextBlock Grid.Column="2" Text="{Binding LargeBytesScannedDisplay, StringFormat=scanned {0}}" Foreground="{DynamicResource TextSecondary}" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
-                                <Button Grid.Column="3" Content="Cancel" Command="{Binding CancelCommand}" Style="{StaticResource GhostButton}" Padding="10,4"/>
+                                <Button Grid.Column="3" Content="Cancel" AutomationProperties.Name="Cancel large file scan" Command="{Binding CancelCommand}" Style="{StaticResource GhostButton}" Padding="10,4"/>
                             </Grid>
                             <TextBlock Text="{Binding LargeCurrentFolder}" Foreground="{DynamicResource TextMuted}" FontSize="11" Margin="0,4,0,0" TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis"/>
                         </StackPanel>
@@ -201,10 +201,12 @@
                                         <DataTemplate>
                                             <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                                                 <Button Content="Show" Padding="10,4"
+                                                        AutomationProperties.Name="{Binding Name, StringFormat='Show {0} in Explorer'}"
                                                         Command="{Binding DataContext.ShowInExplorerCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=UserControl}}"
                                                         CommandParameter="{Binding Path}"
                                                         Style="{StaticResource SecondaryButton}"/>
                                                 <Button Content="Copy" Padding="10,4" Margin="6,0,0,0"
+                                                        AutomationProperties.Name="{Binding Name, StringFormat='Copy path of {0}'}"
                                                         Command="{Binding DataContext.CopyPathCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=UserControl}}"
                                                         CommandParameter="{Binding Path}"
                                                         Style="{StaticResource GhostButton}"/>